CMS Password change without logging in as root 1

[Ariadne]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change a password in CMS without having to login at the console and change the password as root?

I hate making trips back to the server room every time an end user forgets their password.

 

[SF0751]

I use ASA to make a connection to CMS, and then sign on as root & go from there.

File/New/Generic Device.

Susan
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." - Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894)

 

[Ariadne]

For whatever reason, when I try to log on through ASA, I get an error message saying that "Not on system console" and then the connection is closed.

 

[johnnydialtone]

Have you tried logging in as su root from a a CentreVue terminal emulator screen? That works for me.

 

[SF0751]

Through ASA, make sure that you are using manual login, not automatic.

Susan
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." - Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894)

 

[RTMCKEE]

If you've had your system "hardened" by avaya you will not be able to logon as Root remotely.

You should also be able to telnet to the system from a dos window (cmd) and choose term type vt100. While you won't be able to use the funtion keys, it will tell you if the issue is with ASA or the CMS box itself.

RTMCKEE

 

[ergouxzh]

I think you should modify a file /etc/default/login and insert "#" at the head of the "CONSOLE=/dev/console".

 

[marcell55]

If you use ASA, you should be able to login with the cms login.

Then once you login, type: su root

It will then ask for the root password.

 

[craigdred]

In ASA, you need to create a Generic Device for CMS to work. Did you do this? Once you are using this type, log in to CMS, and once you see the main CMS Menu, you can press F3 and choose the option" UNIX(r) system"

Then do a "su root" and log in as root